Expert recommendations and insider tips for first-time visitors and locals alike from ARTĚL’s founder, Karen Feldman, who has lived in Prague since 1994. Click on the links below for detailed reviews – from Feldman’s own unique perspective – of all the best that Prague has to offer...

THE BOOK

Beyond a few very general introductions, this museum is not exactly English-friendly; however, it’s definitely high on my recommendation list. It reopened in 2005 after what was clearly a very loving restoration, and has been curated to perfection...

Yes, I know you are probably shocked that I’m recommending a hostel – especially one in such an off-the-beaten track location – but I can assure you that Sir Toby’s is no ordinary hostel. Not only does it offer private rooms, but it also boasts a remarkably fabulous interior design scheme...

Located in a functionalist building from the 1930s, Erhart Café has created a thoughtful interior to reflect this period. Everything is made in-house and they offer some of the best and most creative cakes, confections and chocolates in town...

After its opening in a quiet corner of Old Town in 2011, a concept that began life as a series of pop-up shops around Prague has become one of the most unique retail/gallery spaces in town—though according to owner and former film producer Yasmin Keshmiri Hejduk it’s simply “a fun place to hang out”...

Ingredients is the kind of unassuming boutique you might stumble upon in New York ’s Soho or London’s Notting Hill, a minimalist space featuring ultra-luxurious, exclusive products that have garnered a cult following, the sort of place that was previously unheard of in Prague...